第1个回答 2019-11-17
Western students enjoy a seemingly relaxed educational experience.This,however,is not the case for students in Asia,who face crushing workloads and are often very disciplined.In the first part of her Globalist.
China has a long history of standardized tests,beginning with the ancient imperial exams initiated during the Sui Dynasty.Shelly Chen is at the top of the class at the Shanghai foreign language school,one of the city’s best middle schools.Already near fluent in English,she is studying German and ranks among the highest in her grade in physics.Her goal is to get a full scholarship to Harvard to study biochemistry.It is not only Western expatriates that grow anxious when hearing about students like Shelly.
Throughout England,politicians,parents and pundits worry that the industriousness and discipline of kids in the East are leaving relatively relaxed Westerners trailing behind.Though there is some debate surrounding the statistics,it is widely believed that North America is failing to produce sufficient graduates in sciences and engineering.
Chinese students are taught that all questions have but one right answer and there is little room for debate.North American education needs to move away from an emphasis on fun,flexibility and individual learning styles.Instead,it has to shift towards a more strict,disciplined teaching environment that math and science,in particular,seem to demand.This shift can be discerned even in Canada,where there are no college entrance exams,and where,standardized testing,memorization and rote learning have long been frowned upon.本回答被网友采纳